Improvement in trolling-hooks



G. SINCLAIR.

Improvement in Trolling Hooks.

No. 123,844. Patented Feb. 20,1872.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE SINCLAIR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND CHARLES E. SINCLAIR, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN TROLLING-HOOKS.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 123,844, dated February 20, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE SINOLAIR, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Iinproveinent in Trolling-Hooks 5 and I do hereby declare that the folloiif'ing is a Jfull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the saine, reference being' had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification.

Figure l represents a top view of iny iinproved trolling-hook. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section ot' a modification.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new method ot' attaching iish-hooks to spoons, propellerwheels, and other styles of trolling-hooks, and consists in forming on the spoons or wheels wedge-shaped sockets, in which the eyes at the ends ot the hooks are securely held.

The advantages of this mode of fastening are, Jfirst, that the hook can be removed when worn or useless and replace d without difficulty; and that, moreover', a stronger connection is obtained than by the ordinary method or' soldering.

A in the drawing represents a spoon of the kind used on trolling-hooks. B is the hook. On the top ofthe spoon is secured. by suitable means, a bent plate, a, which forms a wedgeshaped socket, whose narrow end points toward the point ot' the spoon. The hook B has its shank iitted through an aperture, I), infront ofthe spoon and placed into the socket a, the eye c at the end ot' the shank being' drawn forward until it is securely wedged and held in the dovetail socket. The hook can readily be removed and replaced.

To wheels or other trolling-hooks which are not turned up in front to receive the aperture b I propose to apply a projecting perforated ear, d, as in Eig.3, which will answer the same purpose as said aperture.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combination of spoon A, having' the wedgeiorined socket-plate a tast inthe bottom thereotl with the hook B, having eye c and a shank passing through the aperture b of the spoon, for the purpose of forming an improved trolling-hook.

GEORGE SINCLAIR.

Witnesses:

WALTER LLOYD, RUssEL B. EDGELL. 

